2 days ago, I recovered from a Softbrick (instalation aborted when installing Omega v23), now I'm on Stock 4.0.3 XXKPA and I'm looking for a compatible Siyah Kernel. I've made some searches (so please don't say i'm lazy coz I'm not), but I haven't found clear answers, if someone could give a clear answer it would be great
Thanks in advance
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Ask in the Siyah discussion thread ?
Edit - There will obviously be a compatible version, I forget which off the top of my head.
MistahBungle said:
Ask in the Siyah discussion thread ?
Edit - There will obviously be a compatible version, I forget which off the top of my head.
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I didn't, I'll ask now and see if someone answers
I imagine it will be one of the 3x versions (Had a look at all the Nandroid backups I have on my PC, I seemed to be using 3x versions with roms around that time). Tell you what, if you can at least find out what version you need (and make absolutely sure it's the right version, I'm only doing this once), I'll upload it here/attach it to a post.
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I imagine it will be one of the 3x versions (Had a look at all the Nandroid backups I have on my PC, I seemed to be using 3x versions with roms around that time). Tell you what, if you can at least find out what version you need (and make absolutely sure it's the right version, I'm only doing this once), I'll upload it here/attach it to a post.
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Someone said that v5.0.1 is compatible, is it okay ?
Not sure. I stopped using it at 4x so I don't have any of the 5x kernels, you can get both 4x & 5x from Gokhan's DevHost space.
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Not sure. I stopped using it at 4x so I don't have any of the 5x kernels, you can get both 4x & 5x from Gokhan's DevHost space.
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If I flash the wrong one, I'll not have a Softbrick ?
Yes. You'd think the worst that could happen would be bootloop, which you solve by flashing the right one. However, if it were me, I wouldn't flash anything until I knew for certain which version was which. Why the rush ?
Edit - Have been reading posts here which mention 3.3.2/3.3.3 & Android 4.0.3, which is what I thought in my first post in this thread. My recommendation in this post stands; don't flash anything until/unless you're 100% sure which version to use.
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Yes. You'd think the worst that could happen would be bootloop, which you solve by flashing the right one. However, if it were me, I wouldn't flash anything until I knew for certain which version was which. Why the rush ?
Edit - Have been reading posts here which mention 3.3.2/3.3.3 & Android 4.0.3, which is what I thought in my first post in this thread. My recommendation in this post stands; don't flash anything until/unless you're 100% sure which version to use.
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Okay thanks a lot
Siyah v5.0.1 works for ICS 4.0.3.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
Siyah v5.0.1 works for ICS 4.0.3.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
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Okay thanks a lot, I'll try it later (now I'm gonna play football )
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I have just rooted by galaxy s2 using cf root and odin 1.85.
my current firmware is XWKI4, reading through post particularly rooting methds (sroot and cf root), peopple are advised to download firmware which closes matches that of the stock rom, is this correct?
does it matter what kerner (or firmware) the custom rom comes with or does the curtom rom for me has to be xwkI4?
also, phones for my wife so list of most stable rom would be appricated.
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No you are fine...You are rooted now so this is were the fun begins. Download a rom that you like and make sure you use recovery to flash it. Before you flash a rom make sure you make a backup of the current one you are on and make sure you back up your applications using Titanium backup. Then go ahead and flash a rom of your choice. Most roms always have a guide in the first page of their thread. Read it carefully and if you have to read it like ten times do so..That way you get a better understanding and at least you know what you are flashing.
Rom there are so many to choose from..Either Checkrom V4 that has a kitchen app or Foxhound. Also if you go in the Android development there are so many other roms there that you can flash...But like i said backup and do your reading first..Happy flashing
thanks for the quick response
I was thinking of trying checkrom or villianrom
teracir said:
thanks for the quick response
I was thinking of trying checkrom or villianrom
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Both roms are great. Try them both my friend you are not losing anything..That is the great thing about flashing roms..Try both for a few days and take it from there.
hello,
Well your phone is rooted now, so try what ever rom you like!
Look for the rom that's Best rated (4 or 5 stars).
If you want to stay on ginger, then what you mentioned are good amongst others.
If you like the iPhone look, then Try also the Miui ginger roms, DT Miui ginger is good).
Now if you like to go ICS then I recommandé you the Wanamlite (version 7.2 now), but put in mind that ICS is in 4.0.3 LP2 beta version, therfore still facing some problemes Yet. But it is worth to try.
One big advice though : in All cases, do your backup before, then wipe every thing from the reboot recovery CWM.
I hope this helps.
Best rom for you is the one you test yourself & decide works great for you. A Rom/kernel that works well for me might not work well for you (phone components slightly different, different phone setup, different usage).
Make sure you back up your EFS as well. Best way is with k-tool
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pun the ignorance, what is EFS?
is there a thread where the rating of the rom is provided?
teracir said:
is there a thread where the rating of the rom is provided?
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top right hand corner were it says thread rating
teracir said:
is there a thread where the rating of the rom is provided?
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It's displayed alongside each thread/ROM in the Development forums. Not sure I'd set too great a store by those though. CheckROM is very reliable.
I wouldn't go anywhere near ICS for your wife - very high maintenance. (The ROM, that is, never met your wife...)
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It's displayed alongside each thread/ROM in the Development forums. Not sure I'd set too great a store by those though. CheckROM is very reliable.
I wouldn't go anywhere near ICS for your wife - very high maintenance. (The ROM, that is, never met your wife...)
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I have to agree with Gustopher here. Go for checkrom and then just install the ICS theme by Vertumus and your wife will a very happy lady.
ICS remix- resurrection, the best ics rom in the sgs2 at the moment baby
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pun the ignorance, what is EFS?
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EFS is the folder that contains your IMEI code. If this gets corrupted its very hard to get back.
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I have the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100G version 4.0.4 Baseband version i9199gxxlpv. Okay i installed cwm 5.5.0 and installed root via sd card everything goes well i get the su icon but once i try to install roms via sd card it says complete i reboot and wait cause iv read it can take up to 5 mins to reboot well it never reboots just sits on the samsung boot screen so what im asking is what am i doing wrong or if someone has a step by step instructions for me for my phone cause i would love to get my phone to work with roms. Thanks and im sorry if there is already a thread like this but i looked and havent found anything with my baseband version I9100GXXLPV oh my phone is rooted i can root check says its good.
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I have the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100G version 4.0.4 Baseband version i9199gxxlpv. Okay i installed cwm 5.5.0 and installed root via sd card everything goes well i get the su icon but once i try to install roms via sd card it says complete i reboot and wait cause iv read it can take up to 5 mins to reboot well it never reboots just sits on the samsung boot screen so what im asking is what am i doing wrong or if someone has a step by step instructions for me for my phone cause i would love to get my phone to work with roms. Thanks and im sorry if there is already a thread like this but i looked and havent found anything with my baseband version I9100GXXLPV oh my phone is rooted i can root check says its good.
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Are you sure your flashing the right ROM for your device? Bare in mind that you've got an I9100G phone.
I refuse to help on the basis you cant be bothered to use a real topic title.
Sorry about my Thread title as you can see it was my first thread ill do better with my title on my next thread. Anyways if someone has a link to a website/thread where i can download roms for my GT-I9100G i would be forever grateful. Thanks.
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Sorry about my Thread title as you can see it was my first thread ill do better with my title on my next thread. Anyways if someone has a link to a website/thread where i can download roms for my GT-I9100G i would be forever grateful. Thanks.
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Topic titles should be descriptive not silly generic ones like "hlp plz" that dont tell people browsing forum anything about topic.
To grab stock sammy firmwares for your device you can get them via http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/.
Just put the main rom file in PDA section of ODIN and flash it. Then go back into download mode and flash custom kernel, again via ODIN.
Or to get custom ones....
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Thanks for the help! and the advice. I'll let you know if i get it to work.
Good luck with that.
I recently bought an S 2 after losing my rooted Optimus One. I downloaded a lot of apps and games, now I have tremendous battery drain. It switches off with 2g network on in 6 hours. I found a topic in this forum about gemini app manager. But it needs root. Then I found CF-root. It says it's a kernel. If I use ODIN to flash it, will it format my system? Also, am unable to decide which version of it I should download. This is my about phone
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If I get through the rooting part, I can go ahead and flash with my favorite CM10.
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But it needs root. Then I found CF-root. It says it's a kernel. If I use ODIN to flash it, will it format my system? Also, am unable to decide which version of it I should download.
If I get through the rooting part, I can go ahead and flash with my favorite CM10.
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Flashing a kernel will not format ur system.
You can read the instructions given in the CF kernel thread on how to select the correct version.
Since ur on 4.0.4, I suggest you read about eMMC Brickbug issue on 4.0.4.
Check it with the 'Got Brickbug?' app on XDA.
So, to be safe, its better to avoid CF Root kernels. Use Siyah kernel instead.
Since you are new here, I have asked the mods to move ur thread to the correct section. This is the general section. Questions should be posted in the Q & A Section.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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aaaaaaaaaaand reading time it is!
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Hi buddy.
Use siyah kernel and just flash it via odin.
Just go to www.gokhanmoral.com and search for an appropriate kernel starting with version no. 5.x
Download it, enable usb debugging on ur phone, reboot into download mode and flash via odin.
This is the most efficient and easy way to gain root access on ur phone.
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Thanks for your suggestions guys. I actually lurked moar and found an old thread which just had busybot and cwm, I flashed it and got root. I tried some jelly bean roms but the battery drain was pretty bad, especially PA 3.15. So I checked for a stable cm rom and found cm9. I used it for a day now and the battery is amazing.
I now have another problem, though. Can't make native video calls. Found out all cm and aosp based roms have this problem. Does the roms based on stock rom have this feature?
Thanks.
Having never used any cusROMs other than CM builds, I can't say for sure.......but,
There are parts of a Samsung Firmware that are 'closed source'...in other words...illegal to replicate, copy or duplicate in any way.....
I believe that video calling as well as fm radio and one or two other parts fall into this category.......
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Having never used any cusROMs other than CM builds, I can't say for sure.......but,
There are parts of a Samsung Firmware that are 'closed source'...in other words...illegal to replicate, copy or duplicate in any way.....
I believe that video calling as well as fm radio and one or two other parts fall into this category.......
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
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Used only CM builds, now that's an achievement. :thumbup: I can't stand to use CM nightlies(stable builds are a different matter though) , aside from broken features random bug's pisses me, one time it wiped my call log for no reason at all and I had to make up for something by travelling 150km. Sorry I had to rant, but that is amazing.
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Lol....you think things are bad here?......
Visit the Galaxy W forum......
CyanogenMod has never officially supported the W, and while they DO have unofficial 7, 9, 10 and 10.1, they're all at beta or rc stage....and what's worse is that it's just ONE dev who is running and maintaining ALL the builds....Arco68.....the man is a genius doing some INCREDIBLE work.......
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...Well that escalated quickly.
Thanks for your help guys, am rooted and using a pretty good custom rom. Am good to go.
stonedme said:
...Well that escalated quickly.
Thanks for your help guys, am rooted and using a pretty good custom rom. Am good to go.
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Good for u!
Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
Hello members,
I am an Atrix user and was looking to upgrade to a Tracfone/Straight Talk branded Galaxy S II (carrier unlocked) that is barely used. Now i noticed that the phone is near-identical to the AT&T Galaxy SII i777 version both in terms of physical dimensions (including those four capacitive keys) and internal hardware. So can the custom ROMs for the i777 version be flashed on the Tracfone/Straight Talk Galaxy S II.
I searched around this forum for similar queries but didn't find any and hence had to create this thread for the same.
so you missed this glaring thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982571
Pirateghost said:
so you missed this glaring thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982571
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Actually, i stumbled across that thread a while after i created this one. Thanks though for posting the relevant link.
At the risk of sounding annoying, a glance at that thread tells me I can safely flash i777 ROMs on the Tracfone one, is that correct?
etMind said:
Actually, i stumbled across that thread a while after i created this one. Thanks though for posting the relevant link.
At the risk of sounding annoying, a glance at that thread tells me I can safely flash i777 ROMs on the Tracfone one, is that correct?
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what model is the tracphone? look under the battery
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what model is the tracphone? look under the battery
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Info found on the battery backside...
MODEL : SGH-S959G (GP)
GPSAS959GB
FCC ID : A3LSGHI777
Pic of the said info:
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Now i am not an expert, but after OP's latest reply.. i googled this:
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=3429
AND
http://www.androidauthority.com/fcc...to-be-atts-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-variant-20337/
And i checked underneath my i777's battery:
FCC ID: A3LSGHi777
Let more knowledgeable members comment here.
Can someone please throw light on this situation?
I'm really in a quandary as to whether it's worth spending on this variant of the Galaxy S2.
100 % compatible tracfone version with all roms and custom roms i777
etMind said:
Actually, i stumbled across that thread a while after i created this one. Thanks though for posting the relevant link.
At the risk of sounding annoying, a glance at that thread tells me I can safely flash i777 ROMs on the Tracfone one, is that correct?
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Yes. I have the s959g. Once you install the recovery with Odin you can flash any custom rooted rom or you can just root it and run stock ginger bread rooted. But why do that when you can have jelly bean?
The thread pirate ghost posted will tell you all you need to know
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And inmho this tracfone variant is a little better than the at&t version because the recovery is in a sperate partition. Hard to screw it up. That is the only difference between the s959g and the sgh-i777
Razin kain I need help rooting my phone and also installing JB 4.2.2
From McConachie1 thx
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Razin kain I need help rooting my phone and also installing JB 4.2.2
From McConachie1 thx
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I can help you but you need to go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33902328
Unfortuntely I have messed up my UK Galaxy S2 I91000G.
Id successfully rooted using this method and installed Neat ROM.
Happily used this for a while and then decided to play and installed Blazing kernal
The problems then started. It simply booted to the Samsung S2 screen and hung. I couldnt get in to Recovery mode.
Got it in to to Download mode and despite trying methods here Im not getting much luck. I can flash a kernal using Odin. Tried official ones and CWM and they install fine. The phone reboots and I get to the Galaxy S2 screen with the yellow warning triangle.
However whenever I try and flash a ROM it fails. Tried official ones from the fixit thread plus others. All the same outcome.
Is there a bootloader I can try or anything else I can do before I trash it?! Any help much appreciated.
So....flashing a kernel is a pass and flashing a ROM is a fail?
That's a new one.
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gastonw said:
So....flashing a kernel is a pass and flashing a ROM is a fail?
That's a new one.
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Oh. Thats not good news!
That does seem to be whats happening:
Flash a kernal - Pass and phone reboots and I get the S2 screen with warning triangle.
Flash a ROM - Fails and back to "Firmware upgrade encountered a problem. Connect phone to Kies."
Flash a kernal again and back to S2 screen.
Any ideas?
Yes, can you get to CWM?
Don't worry, you're alright.
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Yes, can you get to CWM?
Don't worry, you're alright.
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Cant get in to CWM no.
Can only get it to get in to Download mode.
Tried a couple of different PC's and cables but assuming as kernal flashing works, that isnt the issue.
And you are flashing I9100G stock ROMs right?
Check your model under the battery, G version in the UK? Weird.
While you do that download another ROM, maybe the ones you got are corrupted.
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Install syiah kernel and try to get into recovery. Then use wiperom script or go to mount and format everything (/data, /system etc). Then go to download mode and flash a system.
First thing check if syiah kernel is compatible whit your phone.
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And you are flashing I9100G stock ROMs right?
Check your model under the battery, G version in the UK? Weird.
While you do that download another ROM, maybe the ones you got are corrupted.
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So the one comment that made me realise what a complete noob I really am was "G version in the UK? Weird."
So that was the basis for all my woes. I had ventured in to the I9100G section when I have I9100.
Downloaded the stock ROM for I9100 and all back up and running.
Mucho thanks to gastonw for his quick responses and patience for those of us just dippping their toes and not reading what they should.
:good:
Don't worry, i'm a:
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Wow! The ninja strikes again!!
@OP: Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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